Comments on: Election 2014: 2nd vote count widens lead for Park District measurehttp://westseattleblog.com/2014/08/election-2014-2nd-vote-count-widens-lead-for-park-district-measure/
West Seattle news, 24/7Tue, 03 Mar 2015 18:35:15 +0100hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2By: jwrighthttp://westseattleblog.com/2014/08/election-2014-2nd-vote-count-widens-lead-for-park-district-measure/#comment-1443849
jwrightFri, 08 Aug 2014 04:02:50 +0000http://westseattleblog.com/?p=281802#comment-1443849<em>WSince86</em>, if you are concerned whether or not your vote counted, <a href="https://info.kingcounty.gov/elections/ballottracker.aspx" rel="nofollow">click here to go to the King County Elections ballot tracker</a> and check.WSince86, if you are concerned whether or not your vote counted, click here to go to the King County Elections ballot tracker and check.
]]>By: WSince86http://westseattleblog.com/2014/08/election-2014-2nd-vote-count-widens-lead-for-park-district-measure/#comment-1443469
WSince86Thu, 07 Aug 2014 22:42:53 +0000http://westseattleblog.com/?p=281802#comment-1443469So what happens if all those 'sealed' envelopes that were received by the voters were for some reason nullified in the count as being tampered with. I know, I know ... They 'should' be investigating questionable ballots.... That might make a big difference in the outcome of this vote.So what happens if all those ‘sealed’ envelopes that were received by the voters were for some reason nullified in the count as being tampered with. I know, I know … They ‘should’ be investigating questionable ballots…. That might make a big difference in the outcome of this vote.
]]>By: Wes C. Addlehttp://westseattleblog.com/2014/08/election-2014-2nd-vote-count-widens-lead-for-park-district-measure/#comment-1443418
Wes C. AddleThu, 07 Aug 2014 22:01:17 +0000http://westseattleblog.com/?p=281802#comment-1443418If we had online voting we'd have a much higher turnout. Most people pay bills online, shop online and do taxes online. Why not vote online? You could verify it just like turbo tax does for your taxes.
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I suspect that Gerrymanderers would not be too happy about this though.If we had online voting we’d have a much higher turnout. Most people pay bills online, shop online and do taxes online. Why not vote online? You could verify it just like turbo tax does for your taxes.
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I suspect that Gerrymanderers would not be too happy about this though.
]]>By: auhttp://westseattleblog.com/2014/08/election-2014-2nd-vote-count-widens-lead-for-park-district-measure/#comment-1443405
auThu, 07 Aug 2014 21:50:58 +0000http://westseattleblog.com/?p=281802#comment-1443405I hope I am completely incorrect in my understanding of the MPD and that faith hope and goodwill of the city council will carry us through. Unfortunately, in a court of law we haven't much of a chance and in business those concepts aren't on the table.
I guess we should give a nice welcome to the private contractors to be gracing our fair city. Some of them are from out of state so perhaps we could show them around. But then again, they've been here for awhile now.
It will be interesting (in a really depressing way) to watch this all play out. How long do you think until the waterfront park will be done? We can watch our tax dollars being spent on overpriced consultants and lucrative contracts.
You know, we pay to have the amusements built, then we pay to enjoy them. Don't think that this isn't in part what this is about.I wonder if we will be able to bring in our own water or if it will be like the m's games where you can't.
Anyway, hopefully in a couple of years my predictions will be entirely wrong.I hope I am completely incorrect in my understanding of the MPD and that faith hope and goodwill of the city council will carry us through. Unfortunately, in a court of law we haven’t much of a chance and in business those concepts aren’t on the table.
I guess we should give a nice welcome to the private contractors to be gracing our fair city. Some of them are from out of state so perhaps we could show them around. But then again, they’ve been here for awhile now.

It will be interesting (in a really depressing way) to watch this all play out. How long do you think until the waterfront park will be done? We can watch our tax dollars being spent on overpriced consultants and lucrative contracts.
You know, we pay to have the amusements built, then we pay to enjoy them. Don’t think that this isn’t in part what this is about.I wonder if we will be able to bring in our own water or if it will be like the m’s games where you can’t.

Anyway, hopefully in a couple of years my predictions will be entirely wrong.

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SThu, 07 Aug 2014 21:25:53 +0000http://westseattleblog.com/?p=281802#comment-1443377Hold the Primary only and hold off things like levys to general election when it really counts.Hold the Primary only and hold off things like levys to general election when it really counts.
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sam-cThu, 07 Aug 2014 19:52:31 +0000http://westseattleblog.com/?p=281802#comment-1443282flimflam-
my husband's was sealed shut too. weird. and it's not like we store our mail anywhere super humid. i mean, both our ballots came the same day, and were stored in the same place. his return envelope was sealed shut and mine was not....
oh well, we dropped them off at the stadium.flimflam-
my husband’s was sealed shut too. weird. and it’s not like we store our mail anywhere super humid. i mean, both our ballots came the same day, and were stored in the same place. his return envelope was sealed shut and mine was not….
oh well, we dropped them off at the stadium.
]]>By: West Seattle since 1979http://westseattleblog.com/2014/08/election-2014-2nd-vote-count-widens-lead-for-park-district-measure/#comment-1443223
West Seattle since 1979Thu, 07 Aug 2014 18:50:27 +0000http://westseattleblog.com/?p=281802#comment-1443223Sorry, I didn't see JoAnne's comment when I wrote that. I still disagree, for the reasons - mentions above.Sorry, I didn’t see JoAnne’s comment when I wrote that. I still disagree, for the reasons – mentions above.
]]>By: West Seattle since 1979http://westseattleblog.com/2014/08/election-2014-2nd-vote-count-widens-lead-for-park-district-measure/#comment-1443129
West Seattle since 1979Thu, 07 Aug 2014 17:32:25 +0000http://westseattleblog.com/?p=281802#comment-1443129@S, you didn't really mean "stealing", did you? That doesn't make sense.@S, you didn’t really mean “stealing”, did you? That doesn’t make sense.
]]>By: Rickhttp://westseattleblog.com/2014/08/election-2014-2nd-vote-count-widens-lead-for-park-district-measure/#comment-1443098
RickThu, 07 Aug 2014 17:06:36 +0000http://westseattleblog.com/?p=281802#comment-1443098Remember, your vote "does" count, unless you didn't understand what you were voting on,voted the wrong way, or it was nullified by a govt agency doing an end run claiming an "emergency",among other things. Love the self righteous commenters. Always. Many of these elections are predetermined, just gotta round up the sheep to get them to the trough.Remember, your vote “does” count, unless you didn’t understand what you were voting on,voted the wrong way, or it was nullified by a govt agency doing an end run claiming an “emergency”,among other things. Love the self righteous commenters. Always. Many of these elections are predetermined, just gotta round up the sheep to get them to the trough.
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skeeterThu, 07 Aug 2014 16:36:49 +0000http://westseattleblog.com/?p=281802#comment-1443054S asks "Can we have a one time to vote each year and thus we might have a better turn out."
Ummm.... how do you propose we hold both primary and general election on the same day?S asks “Can we have a one time to vote each year and thus we might have a better turn out.”

Ummm…. how do you propose we hold both primary and general election on the same day?

]]>By: jwrighthttp://westseattleblog.com/2014/08/election-2014-2nd-vote-count-widens-lead-for-park-district-measure/#comment-1442994
jwrightThu, 07 Aug 2014 16:16:35 +0000http://westseattleblog.com/?p=281802#comment-1442994<em>S</em> says "I am really tired of all these votes that happen each year." Seriously? Is opening a piece of mail, marking a few ovals, and then mailing it back in really too grueling for you? Paying rent must really be an ordeal...that's <b>12 times</b> every year! And if by "they" (as in "they are stealing an election") you mean "people who can be bothered to vote" I can't argue with you there.S says “I am really tired of all these votes that happen each year.” Seriously? Is opening a piece of mail, marking a few ovals, and then mailing it back in really too grueling for you? Paying rent must really be an ordeal…that’s 12 times every year! And if by “they” (as in “they are stealing an election”) you mean “people who can be bothered to vote” I can’t argue with you there.
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GotbThu, 07 Aug 2014 16:09:20 +0000http://westseattleblog.com/?p=281802#comment-1442987Ballot return rate in Seattle so far is 33.7%, 31.8% in the 34th, with votes still coming in:
https://info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/ballotreturnstats/default.aspx
I'm not buying into the hand wringing of people being disconnected/distrusting of gov't or whatever. That's just speculation, we can't assume that's why people don't vote. But there are ways to get more people to vote:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/09/economist-explains-10Ballot return rate in Seattle so far is 33.7%, 31.8% in the 34th, with votes still coming in:https://info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/ballotreturnstats/default.aspx
I’m not buying into the hand wringing of people being disconnected/distrusting of gov’t or whatever. That’s just speculation, we can’t assume that’s why people don’t vote. But there are ways to get more people to vote:http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/09/economist-explains-10
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SThu, 07 Aug 2014 15:17:41 +0000http://westseattleblog.com/?p=281802#comment-1442924@sittingbird - You say "...People walk for miles to cast a vote, risk their lives to cast a vote, die in an attempt to cast a vote, fight to cast a vote. And we choose NOT to vote. Absolutely disgraceful..." Those people that do that are not voting on tax hikes, but important things like who will be president. I am really tired of all these votes that happen each year. Can we have a one time to vote each year and thus we might have a better turn out. They are stealing an election with multiple voting times each year. What do you think of that?@sittingbird – You say “…People walk for miles to cast a vote, risk their lives to cast a vote, die in an attempt to cast a vote, fight to cast a vote. And we choose NOT to vote. Absolutely disgraceful…” Those people that do that are not voting on tax hikes, but important things like who will be president. I am really tired of all these votes that happen each year. Can we have a one time to vote each year and thus we might have a better turn out. They are stealing an election with multiple voting times each year. What do you think of that?
]]>By: sittingbirdhttp://westseattleblog.com/2014/08/election-2014-2nd-vote-count-widens-lead-for-park-district-measure/#comment-1442670
sittingbirdThu, 07 Aug 2014 11:29:14 +0000http://westseattleblog.com/?p=281802#comment-1442670Who said you needed 100% ?Who said you needed 100% ?
]]>By: GOP in WShttp://westseattleblog.com/2014/08/election-2014-2nd-vote-count-widens-lead-for-park-district-measure/#comment-1442444
GOP in WSThu, 07 Aug 2014 09:01:03 +0000http://westseattleblog.com/?p=281802#comment-1442444Get real. You'll never get 100% turnout.Get real. You’ll never get 100% turnout.
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